We are going to discuss the features, functionality and performance, as well as cooling system efficiency and acoustics of one very interesting graphics accelerator from Asus. On top of that, we will also run some tests using the new 3DMark suite.

F1 2012

We have completely different standings in this racing sim depending on the image quality mode. The Nvidia-based products are faster with antialiasing turned off, but the Radeons go ahead as soon as we enable 8x MSAA.

Borderlands 2

The two cards from ASUS are unrivalled in Borderlands 2:

The choice is obvious if you’re a fan of this game.

Hitman: Absolution

The cards are close to each other in Hitman: Absolution, especially in the most resource-consuming mode (2560x1440 with antialiasing). The only problem is that the Nvidia-based products have an unexpectedly low bottom speed at 1920x1080 with antialiasing.